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  • Messi, Neymar Set Up Happy Barcelona Send Off for Luis Enrique

    Messi, Neymar Set Up Happy Barcelona Send Off for Luis Enrique

    Despite the relatively disappointing season, Luis Enrique will have plenty to look back at fondly from his first stint as the manager of Barcelona, capping it off with a 3-1 Copa Del Rey final win over Alaves, as goals from Lionel Messi, Neymar and Paco Alcacer made sure Los Cules didn’t finish the season empty […]

  • Lionel Messi, Greatest Season Ever, Best Player in History

    There was no way Lionel Messi wasn’t going to score on Pep Guardiola’s sending off match. Barcelona was not going to lose in Guardiola’s final match on the touchline. In a season that is individually grande and team-wise disappointing, no one was about to let the final chance of a trophy slip away.

  • What’s Left Till the Euro Begins

    The 2012 Euro kicks off in 20 days, and there’s this feeling of pause and relaxation around Europe before the big football show of the summer begins. Still, despite almost all of the leagues being over, we still have some unfinished business – The French League with Montpellier and PSG, the Cup finals in Italy and Spain and the small matter of the Champions League Final.

  • Even Messi Cries After Losing to Real

    Lionel Messi has gotten us used to see him triumphant, victorious and smiling. We’re not used to seeing him and Barcelona losing, and he rarely shows much emotion after defeats. A rare photograph of the Barcelona dressing room after losing to Real Madrid in the Spanish Cup final shows us Messi is human, and cries after losses.

  • On Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo Winning Their First Title With Real Madrid

    Cristiano Ronaldo finally broke his Barcelona drought, scoring the only goal in Real Madrid’s 1-0 win over Barcelona in the 2011 Copa del Rey Final, giving Mourinho his first title with Real.